So trying to get Ferguson to say something about his matchup with Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney is about as easy as squeezing Rex Ryan into a wetsuit.

Ferguson deflected questions about Freeney yesterday, turning every answer into praise for his team.

“It’s more about us and what we’re going to do,” Ferguson said. “We have a great challenge ahead of us, but we see it as a great opportunity. Our goal has always been to be in a Super Bowl. As an O-line, I think we’re going to do the things necessary to put us in that position.”

Ferguson’s tack is a smart one because Freeney is listening in Indianapolis. When asked on “The Dan Patrick Show” yesterday if he’d like to talk trash to Ferguson, Freeney said, “I’m not going to say anything unless D’Brickashaw says something first.”

Ali-Frazier it ain’t, but this matchup is compelling and may be one of the keys to Sunday’s AFC Championship game.

If the Jets do need Mark Sanchez to make some throws, he needs to be upright. When the Jets and Colts met in Week 16, Freeney only played a dozen plays and still had two sacks and two pressures on Sanchez.

Ferguson entered the league in 2006 as the ballyhooed No. 4 pick in the draft. He went through some struggles in his first two seasons but has emerged over the last two years as an elite player.